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Burden left for rustic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yokel

'rustic' is the definition.
(yokel is a kind of rustic)

'burden left' is the wordplay.
'burden' becomes 'yoke' (I've seen this before).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'yoke'+'l'='YOKEL'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for yokel that I've seen before include "Unsophisticated country person" , "Hick" , "Countryman" , "Hayseed" , "Rustic person (derogatory)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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